Your instructions at http://linuxtv.org/repo/ for obtaining v4l-dvb say
to execute:
hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb
But this returns
abort: error: Name or service not known
Perhaps there is a mistake in the instructions.
It seems this checkout step is not really required, as you can download
the tarball from a link on the page at the URL.
I also find it confusing that you mention dvb-apps, but don't talk about
compiling it. Is it needed? Optional? An alternative?
Are there additional steps not presented here? I was unable to get my
Hauppage HVR-950 to work on Ubuntu 8.04. Does this package support that
device?